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Farming & the land, 1873

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Production of Wool in Victoria and Riverina. (Argus, July 26.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 4

Is the growth of wool on the increase in Victoria? That question must be answered in the affirmative if the least reliance is to be placed on Mr. Archer’s live-stock…

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London Wool Report. [Webster, Darvall, and Co.] 30 Coleman-strect, E.C., May 31, 1878

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 2

The second and most important series of the year commenced on the 24th April and terminated this evening. The arrivals and quantities offered are placed in juxtaposition, by which it will be seen at a glance that the whole…

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Magisterial Jurisdiction. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 3

The public are every year saddled with a very large amount of money, to be paid from the general revenue of the colony, for the administration of justice ; and, as regards the criminal jurisdiction, the Crown expenses,…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 3

DEAR Sin,—I request a small portion of your paper to tender my best thanks to the Sheriff of Sydney, Harold M’Lean, Esq., who. on the receipt of an application, so kindly forwarded an ample supply of…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 8, 1878

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 August 1873 · page 2

Now that the floods have mostly subsided in the north, store cattle and sheep are being moved southwards in considerable quantities. The Tambo correspondent of the Northern Argus (July 19)…

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Hay Pastoral Show for 1873

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1873 · page 2

It is customary in reporting the like of this exhibition to begin by referring to the importance of these displays, but the improvement of the breed of sheep, cattle, and horses is now so generally and…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Officr, Denlliquto, Friday Evening, August 15 1873

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1873 · page 2

THE weather since our last has been, on the whole, pretty fine at Deniliquin—on Wednesday night a smart local shower fell here. The lambing being pretty well over in this district, shearing is being…

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Open Column. the Jerilderie Show. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times. Sir,—After reading the account of the aboveshow in your issue of the 26th July, I searched in the February

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1873 · page 2

Sir,—After reading the account of the above show in your issue of the 26th July, I searched in the February wool sales for the sale of the chief priie-taker’a wool, and to my astonishment saw that there were several…

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Pastoral Prosperity. (Dubbo Dispatch, July 4.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 August 1873 · page 1

The great change which has come over pastoral matters cannot but have been noticed by who take an interest in the material prosperity of the colony. A few years ago…

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Weekly Wool Report

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 August 1873 · page 3

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report, August 20: —We have no transactions to report, the quantity arriving into store for sale being very limited, as is customary at this season of the year. By telegram…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 22, 1873

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 August 1873 · page 2

COLD, damp, and [?] weather has prevailed since our last issue, until Friday (this) morning, when the [?] brightly, and gave [?] of an early spring. As the…

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The Ercildoun Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 3

The Ballarat Star gives a history of Ercildoun and its flocks, and publishes in addition the following account from a gentleman whom it says is perhaps the best informed authority in these colonies…

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Weekly Wool Report

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 3

R. GOLDSBROUGH AND Co., report, August 27:—Wool— No auction sales have been held during the week, but we have disposed of a few small lots privately, at full rates. We have inquiries for all sorts, and any parcels sent…

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Commercial. Floor and Wheat Market. Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 4

[?] form all equators unmistakably [?] will be a considerable rice in the [?] at on early date, In Adelaide, we [?] that sales have been effected at…

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London Wool Report. [Webster, Darvall, and Co.] 30 Coleman-street, E.C., July, 10 1873

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 2

The third series of public sales commenced this evening with a numerous attendance of buyers-home and foreign—whose biddings have manifested considerable animation, a large proportion of the…

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Open Column. “The Champion Sheep of Riverina.” To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 2

Sir,—I see there is no reply to my letter signed “Non Exhibitor,” which appeared in your issue of the 16th instant. By a comparison of the Meelool and the chief…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, [?] Friday Evening. September 5. 1873

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 2

THE weather at Deniliquin up to Tuesday last had been fine, hut in the of [?]of that day a smart shower fell—it rained heavily, and a strong wind prevailed during the night and on Wednesday…

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Commercial. Flour and Wheat Market, Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 4

The fall in prices which has taken place during the past week in the Melbourne market, has bad a marked influence on the trade hero. Millers erenow un willing to purchase except at a considerable reduction on last…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 September 1873 · page 3

SIR,—I am glad that “Non-Exhibitor” has published his name, for from the tenor of his letter I was under the impression that I had offended some person in the district, who bad taken this method to vent his…

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Commercial. Flour and Wheat Market. Albury, Friday Night

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 September 1873 · page 4

Local rates remain unchanged at late quotation[?] the Melbou[?] market not having improved [?]ince last Saturday. Transac[?]ion[?] are limited in extent, and business generally dull. We quote—Wheat, 4[?] 4d…

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